The Australian Women's Register

5 hours 45 minutes (approx.) A series of recordings of Joyce Steele, the first South Australian woman Member of the House of Assembly. OH 368/1 is an informal interview recorded over five sessions in late 1990 and early 1991 by Meg Denton who had met Mrs Steele while researching the career of dance teacher Joanna Priest. Ms Denton agreed to help Mrs Steele record some of her reminiscences, and the interview ranges widely over her childhood and early work experiences in Western Australia (including anecdotes about an employer, woman orthopaedic surgeon Dr Radcliffe-Taylor), family history and experiences in politics. OH 368/2 is a recording of the speech made by Lance Milne at Mrs Steele’s eightieth birthday party in 1989. Her son Christopher Steele hosts the proceedings at which Mrs Steele speaks briefly.